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Amazon’s 2026 A10 algorithm ends flash-in-the-pan promos; steady velocity now rules rankings. Here’s what publishers must do.
Jan 24, 2026 | Amazon
Amazon’s 2026 A10 algorithm ends flash-in-the-pan promos; steady velocity now rules rankings. Here’s what publishers must do.
Jan 30, 2026 | AI
by Mark Williams | Feb 1, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Tiruppur Book Festival showcases India’s regional publishing potential with innovative ‘Tiruppur Reads’ initiative, student-authored content, and multimillion-book distribution programmes transforming market dynamics.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 1, 2026 | Book Fairs, Pakistan, South Asia | 0 |
Gwadar’s 10th book fair challenges the myth that Pakistan lacks readers, celebrating pleasure reading alongside academic gain.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Feb 1, 2026 | Comics, France, USA | 0 |
Record $15M Superman comic sale signals new era for publishing professionals examining alternative investments and cultural asset values in rare publications.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 30, 2026 | AI, UK | 0 |
UK government AI partnerships with Meta and Anthropic signal decisive shift away from Publishers Association’s restrictive copyright agenda towards innovation.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 30, 2026 | AI | 0 |
I will give Meta another chance. One day. But not yet. I feel badly let down by Meta tonight. Not because it f****d up – we all make mistakes – but because having admitted it, it didn’t change. It doubled-down on being dumb.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 29, 2026 | Arab publishing, Egypt, Intangible Cultural Heritage | 0 |
Sharjah Institute and Egypt’s National Translation Centre unveil joint Arabic heritage list, grant funding and professional training for publishers.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 28, 2026 | Caribbean, Cuba, Latin America | 0 |
Havana International Book Fair 2026 features Russia as guest of honour, offering publishing professionals access to Cuba’s state-controlled market and Latin American literary network.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 28, 2026 | AI, Anime, Comics, Manga, South Korea, Webtoon | 0 |
South Korea’s AI Basic Act forces webtoon platforms to label AI-assisted content, sparking debate over transparency, creativity and reader trust.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 28, 2026 | D2C, Publishing Business, USA | 0 |
IPG partners with Beat Technology to launch white-label direct-to-consumer digital publishing platform for independent publishers, replacing decade-old infrastructure with modern audiobook and ebook sales capabilities.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 27, 2026 | Book Fairs, India, South Asia | 0 |
49th International Kolkata Book Fair opens with 1m visitors in three days. Projected 4.3m+ total footfall. Argentina theme, metro connectivity boost. Publishing analysis.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Europe, Portugal | 0 |
Portuguese book sales +7.6 % in 2025, but APEL warns growth is pigmented by colouring books; core reading demand flat, price rises absorbed.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Book Fairs, Romania | 0 |
Romania’s 2028 Frankfurt Book Fair guest of honour status offers publishers strategic access to emerging Eastern European literature and translation rights.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Academic and specialist publishing, Arab publishing, MENA publishing, Qatar | 0 |
Qatar University Book Fair 2026 brings 45 publishers, nine international university presses, showcasing Gulf region’s growing academic publishing market opportunities.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Ribera del Duero Prize closes 2026 call with 1,929 MSS, 73 % up on 2024. Spain’s benchmark for Spanish-language shorts attracts 36 nations, 60 % abroad.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Spain | 0 |
Madrid’s PARIX Audio Day 2026 delivers AI, rights and Lat-Am growth data publishing professionals need to commission, price and sell audio in 2026-27.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2026 | Digital Libraries, ebook subscription services, Ebooks | 0 |
OverDrive 379 m ebook loans + $700 m KU payouts expose the “ebook plateau” myth—self-publishers quietly dominate digital reading.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 24, 2026 | Africa, Ghana | 0 |
Ghana’s new publishing leadership drives industry reform amid GH₵3bn education investment, targeting regional market dominance by 2030.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 24, 2026 | Uncategorized | 0 |
Singaporean author Ratna Damayanti Taha’s debut novel wins Epigram Books Fiction Prize 2026 with unprecedented six-country ASEAN publication deal worth $25,000.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 24, 2026 | Publishing Controversies, UK | 0 |
The Publishers Association backs the UK’s new £40bn education export strategy but demands Oak National Academy be geo-blocked to protect commercial interests.
Read Moreby Mark Williams | Jan 24, 2026 | Bangladesh, Book Fairs, South Asia | 0 |
Ramadan timing and political flux push Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 to brink; Bangladeshi publishers also locked out of Indian fairs.
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